Gary Vaynerchuk’s Post

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Karma is awesome! Nice guys do finish first in life & in business. Here’s why… Over 10 years ago I called the back office admitting that I made a mistake & needed help to fix it. The rep said, "For you, Larry, we’ll fix it in the next two minutes. We know who you are, and we will fix it now." I replied, "Don't you service over 3000 financial advisors? How is it possible that everyone knows me out of 3000?" He said, "Every time you call, you are always so polite & friendly. Others call yelling at us & treating us like dirt. So they have to wait for the standard 5 - 7 business days. 😆🤣😂 Everyone here at this department knows you because of how kind & genuine you are. We appreciate it, and it will be resolved in two minutes." My mind was blown away. 🤯 Karma came back to me over 10 folds. Love it! You can’t build wealth by yourself which is why you need others to make this happen. Building a team is crucial to building wealth! Nobody wants to work with a jerk. You’ll wait for the standard 5-7 business days. 🤣👎 Being nice and kind is the fast track to wealth & money! Why? Because you’ll have a team that has your back when you need it! Nice guys don’t finish last. We finish first! Be the nice guy! 😁 Thoughts?

Honestly, being nice can support your company in every aspect because you can be nice in so many ways: - being nice to employees can boost morale and foster retention - being nice to potential employees boosts employer brand - being nice to peers and colleagues promotes a positive culture - being nice to customers helps customer referrals The bottom line is that it doesn’t cost to be nice but toxicity will cost you. Being nice will always drive ROI whether you quantify it or not.

People who say this have no idea what the concept of being nice entails. Being nice isn't pretending to be something you aren't to get something in return. Being nice isn't connecting to people under false pretenses. Being nice isn't only caring about one's self. Being nice is a way of life where we realize that genuine interactions with other humans is what makes the world go around.

Here's a corrected version: That's true, and I'm sure most people are nice, but they just can't balance out their own life when stuck in a negative spiral. We have up to 60,000 thoughts per day, and 80% are negative by nature. If you don't actively do something to change, like practicing gratitude for the smallest things we have, it's harder to be nice to others. That's also why many leaders struggle in that area - being genuine and nice.

No it isn’t. Being nice to the people that matter is what is needed to get ahead. Listen to anyone who is successful. Being nice to people does not help anyone plus it can hurt you in my career. Example - be a contracted therapy person in a school setting. You are only reimbursed for time with students. But if you find one of your students need gloves, socks or their hands washed - what do you do? Your model says to wash their hands, give them gloves, or give them socks. Well you lose money that way and so you find yourself unemployed and have no health care. So being kind is not a good model to promote.

This is utter feel-good nonsense. The pressure to "be nice", and the fear of social ostracization are major reasons why so many terrible ideas - and even worse behaviors - are running rampant in society today. The willingness and ability to aggressively challenge harmful ideas and antisocial behaviors play a crucial role analogous to immune function, and should be valued, not suppressed. Also, being nice and being a good person are not synonymous: they are often inversely correlated.

First off, being nice isn't about being a pushover. It's not about letting people walk all over you. That's a twisted version of niceness that's more about lack of self-respect than anything else. Real kindness, real empathy and compassion? Those are strengths. They're signs of emotional intelligence, of being able to connect with and understand others. And in business, in leadership, in life, that kind of ability is priceless. It builds trust, loyalty, and relationships that open doors and move mountains. Secondly, the quote is dead on about nice being how you get to the top. I try to look at the most successful people out there, the true leaders in any field. They're not the ruthless jerks stepping on everyone to get ahead. They're the ones who treat people with respect, who lift others up, who give more than they take. That's how you build a reputation, a brand, a following. That's how you inspire people to go above and beyond for you. Niceness isn't a liability; it's a competitive advantage. And anyone telling you different, anyone saying you have to be cutthroat and cold to succeed? They're peddling a lie, and a destructive one at that.